January 2, 2020

Top 50 biggest mining companies enter 2020 near $1 trillion value

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a revived industry entering the 2020s, but with […]

December 30, 2019

China Minmetals ends pursuit of Yunnan Tin

A potential merger of the two firms was expected to be completed by October this year.

December 17, 2019

Australia’s Metals X cuts 2020 tin output forecast for Tasmanian project

Metals X suspended operations at Nifty in Western Australia last month.

December 4, 2019

Indonesia dangles cheaper energy to lure billions in investment

Indonesia is home to some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and tin.

November 29, 2019

Tin prices face pressure from rising output, says ITA

Benchmark tin prices have already been the worst performer on the London Metal Exchange this year, sliding 16%.

November 17, 2019

What ‘due diligence’ means for the tin supply chain

The International Tin Association and the Responsible Minerals Initiative joined forces to develop clearer guidelines.

November 13, 2019

ITA and RMI develop new tin due diligence assessment criteria

The criteria will enable audit firms and their individual auditors to conduct rigorous and consistent checks on whether any smelter has implemented OECD supply chain due diligence.

October 21, 2019

Private investors shun mining amid “escalated investor concerns”

New report shows private funds raising money for investment in metals and mining came up empty in Q3 and so far this year commitments total a paltry $100m.

October 18, 2019

Tin demand to decline – International Tin Association

A survey indicates that many users are in the process of significantly running down their inventories this year.

October 1, 2019

Congo mine deploys digital weapons in fight against conflict minerals

It's the latest initiative in eastern DRC to improve systems meant to show minerals entering global supply chains come from mines that don’t use child labour or fund warlords and…